FRIDAY,
JANUARY 3, 2014 - DARKE COUNTY PARK DISTRICT
‘Local ownership’ making the trail a reality
By Bob Robinson
GETTYSBURG – “Local communities take ownership of the trail” was the
recurring theme from Roger Van Frank, director of the Darke County Park
District. The ‘trail’ is the bike path currently running from Bradford,
through Gettysburg to Arcanum-Bears Mill Road. The goal is to have it
going from Bradford on the east to Union City on the west. “Local
ownership,” Van Frank repeated. “We receive grant money from the Clean
Ohio Trail Fund that requires a local match. That... Read
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COURT NEWS OHIO
Mental Illness Reporting Tool Ready for Ohio Courts
By Stephanie Beougher
A new rule approved by the Ohio Supreme Court takes effect in the new
year requiring Ohio’s courts to notify police about violent offenders
with a mental illness. Rule 95 and Form 95 to the Rules of
Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio was recommended by... Read
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COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES
Community supports CASA children
Abused and neglected children under CASA care will have brighter
birthdays in the future. A big thank you to the community for
your support of our recent fundraising effort . Every other year,
funds are raised to provide birthday presents for the over 45 children
who have been assigned a CASA volunteer by the courts and to pay for
the... Read More. More Community.
SENIOR SCRIBES
Prosperity: A happy rewarding life
By Sharon Hopper
I have been thinking about time. Does it go to fast or does it go to
slow. I think it depends on what one is doing and what one wants to do.
If you are doing things that you truly enjoy then time seems to go by
fast. By the same token if you are doing something or nothing that is
productive then time seems to inch by slower and slower. Since I
have... Read
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COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER
January is National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
DAYTON, OH - January is National Volunteer Blood Donor Month and
Community Blood Center (CBC) is recognizing all donors and volunteers
who support CBC Donor Centers and mobile blood drives in CBC’s
15-county region of western Ohio and eastern Indiana. Since 1970
January has been designated as a... Read
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Health Insurance through the Affordable Care Act
Americans across the country have new health insurance that starts
today, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Today, health reform is real
in a new way for people like Daniel, a 22-year-old student who enrolled
in a gold-level insurance plan and is paying just $70 a month after
subsidies. It's real for Lucy, from Texas, whose... Read
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TOWNHALL
Christmastime and the Family Structure
by Michael Barone
Christmastime is an occasion for families to come together. But the
family is not what it used to be, as my former American Enterprise
Institute colleague Nick Schulz argues in his short AEI book "Home
Economics: The Consequences of Changing Family Structure." It's a
subject that many people are uncomfortable with. "Everyone either is or
knows and... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2014
Editor's
Photo: Elizabeth Pitzer, a math teacher at Arcanum Elementary, has
earned the Presidential Award for Mathematics and Science. Story this
weekend. This week's Paul Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Sept. 15. Classifieds:
New listings posted on a regular basis. News: Younger military veterans are angered by budget cuts to their pension benefits. Blogs: What You Need to Know About the Left's Big Issue for 2014. Yesterday's
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